Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Violent crime in Pentagon City

At least one gunman, and possibly two, attacked an armored car guard at the Pentagon City mall in Arlington this afternoon and got away with an undisclosed amount of money, police said.

No one was injured in the robbery, during which shots were fired.

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In the corridor behind the bank, there was a struggle with one or two suspects during which a bag of money was taken from one of the guards and a weapon fired. The other guard was still in the armored vehicle, police said.